Turbo repairin Sofia – bringing your car’s power back

It depends on the turbo model and the extent of the damage – whether it only needs bearings and seals, a new wheel, shaft or a complete cartridge, and whether it has variable geometry and an electronic actuator. After an inspection we’ll give you an exact price before any work starts. A repair is almost always much cheaper than a new genuine turbo.

It depends on parts availability for your specific model and whether the turbo needs to be removed from the car. We’ll give you an exact timeframe after diagnosing and inspecting the turbo.

Briefly and gently – only if there is no metallic noise, heavy smoke or a sudden rise in oil consumption. If you hear grinding, see a cloud of blue smoke or find oil in the intercooler, stop the engine: a disintegrating wheel or oil in the cylinders can damage the engine and make the repair many times more expensive.

Done properly – with quality parts, balancing and set-up – a rebuilt turbo works like new. A new turbo makes sense when the housings are cracked or badly worn, or when the repair cost approaches the price of a new one. We’ll tell you honestly what’s most sensible in your case.

A turbo’s rotor spins at up to roughly 200,000–250,000 rpm. Even a tiny imbalance at that speed causes vibration, whistling and rapid bearing wear. That’s why every quality rebuild includes balancing the rotating parts.

It is a ring of movable vanes around the turbine wheel that changes the direction and speed of the exhaust gases. It lets the turbo respond quickly at low revs and stops it over-boosting at high revs. Over time the vanes get covered in soot and stick – the car then goes into limp mode or loses power.